H1-B visa ban could turn around to bite Trump
The US president’s decision to temporarily halt immigration, keeping thousands of Indian IT professionals in limbo, has been met with stern criticism by IT giants in Silicon Valley.
India is mazboot and not majboor
The Modi governments calculated response to China will ensure that Beijing’s wayward ambitions are thwarted diplomatically, militarily and economically.
Modi’s India refuses to blink in the face of Chinese aggression
Beijing is using Pakistan and Nepal to keep India off-balance as it tries to establish its supremacy across Asia. But, unlike previous Indian governments, the Modi administration is standing up.
India gears up to become the next silicon valley of the world
The Indian tech environment is fast evolving to compete on the global stage and collaborate with various global players.
Pakistan exposed to the international community by damning UN report
Islamabad is abetting international terrorism and trying to derail the Afghan peace process.
With G7 membership India can lead a new world order into the future
The capability, capacity and aptitude for doing the right thing that India has been displaying, across multiple platforms, must be evaluated when member countries study its candidature.
India’s workforce is waiting to make a statement of intent
As the balance of power shifts towards Asia and a vacuum emerges within the continent, due to the need to diversify away from China, India finds itself in an opportune position to step in and fill the gap with human capital.
India remains calm in the face of a perfect storm
The government’s refusal to buckle under the Covid-19 pandemic, aided by effective policies, has resulted in Forex reserves reaching an all-time high.
India should make PPE success a template for all industries
Close collaboration between India’s federal government, its various research institutions, the state governments and the country’s highly fragmented textiles industry helped create the world’s second-largest PPE industry from scratch in 60 days. If this can be made the norm across sectors, New Delhi will have little trouble in attracting companies looking for alternatives to China. In India, under normal circumstances, one wouldn’t expect the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), better known for developing inter-continental ballistic missiles, the Institute of [...]
US bill to delist Chinese companies indicates that it may not be business as usual
The US-China face-off over Covid-19 is escalating. While Washington is right to take Beijing to task it must study its actions and not leave any loose ends to discipline China. The US Senate has unanimously passed a Bill to delist Chinese companies from US exchanges. About 800 Chinese companies with a combined market capitalisation of $1 trillion, or 5 per cent of the total value of all stocks traded in the US, could be impacted. This does not immediately threaten [...]